UEFA EURO 2008 GROUP A
Date: Wed 11 June Kick-off: 1700 BST Venue: Stade de Geneve, Geneva
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Czech Republic striker Milan Baros, the leading goalscorer at Euro 2004, is set to replace midfielder Jaroslave Plasil and partner Jan Koller up front.
Right-back Zdenek Pospech is fit again after flu and Marek Matejovsky could replace David Jarolim in midfield.
Portugal are expected to name the same team that beat Turkey 2-0.
Goalkeeper Nuno Espirito Santo trained with the squad on Monday after being called up to replace Quim, who fractured his wrist on Friday.
Matejovsky, who has been suffering from a abdominal muscle injury, says he is ready to return.
"I am 100% fit and ready," the Reading playmaker said. "The problem has gone.
"I'd be happy to play but it is up to the coach to select the line-up. It is not a fight between me and David - everyone would like to play.
"We are here as a team and we want to succeed."
BIG MATCH STATS
Head-to-heads
Czech Republic (including Czechoslovakia) and Portugal have met on 11 occasions, with the Czechs winning four matches and Portugal winning three times. However, their first ever meeting in January 1926 (1-1) is not recognised as an official international by the Czech Federation.
Their last ever meeting was in the quarter-final of Euro 1996 when the Czechs won 1-0 courtesy of a Karel Poborsky goal.
Head to head records and significant meetings
Team facts - Czech Republic
Deployed their oldest starting line-up in this competition in their opening match against Switzerland. At 29 years and 298 days, their line-up beats the previous oldest starting eleven from 1980 by more than a year.
The win against Switzerland was Karel Bruckner's 50th victory in his 74-match reign as Czech national team boss.
Won their last six competitive matches and are unbeaten in their last eight.
Team facts - Portugal
By beating Turkey in their opening match, Portugal extended their unbeaten streak in competitive matches to 12, their joint second best ever.
Between September 2004 and July 2006, Portugal were unbeaten in 17 competitive matches. Their last defeat in a competitive match was in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Poland (2-1) on 11 October 2006.
Never been awarded a penalty at European Championships. This running streak of 20 matches is a tournament record.
Most consecutive European Championship matches without a penalty
Player facts - Czech Republic
Goalkeeper Petr Cech will meet his Chelsea team mates Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho.
Player facts - Portugal
Against Turkey, Nuno Gomes equalled a Portuguese record by appearing in his third European Championship, a total also achieved by Fernando Couto, Luís Figo and Rui Costa.
If Nuno Gomes scores, he will become the third player to score in three different European Championships, joining Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) and Vladimir Smicer (Czech Republic). Thierry Henry (France) and Henrik Larsson (Sweden) can also achieve this feat at Euro 2008.
Miscellaneous Info
The Czechs have a good record in matches led by referee Kyros Vassaras.
In 2000, they won a 2002 World Cup qualifier against Iceland (4-0) and in September 2007 a Euro 2008 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland (1-0).
Portugal also have fond memories of referee Vassaras. They beat Sweden (2-3) in a friendly in 2002, crushed Russia (7-1) in a World Cup qualifier in 2004 and recorded a 4-0 win against Belgium in a Euro 2008 qualifier in March 2007.
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